TRAIN stations in Coventry and Warwickshire generally scored well in a report on standards out today.

The Midlands Rail Passengers Committee inspected 80 stations in the region with the aim of monitoring and improving station standards.

Of those inspected, 39 were marked good, 29 fair and 12 poor. Stations at Canley, Tile Hill, and Berkswell, on the Coventry to Birmingham line, were all marked good. Coventry station was rated fair.

Warwickshire stations also scored well, with Wilmcote, Bearley and Claverdon, on the Leamington to Stratford line, good. Warwick Parkway and Nuneaton stations were also marked good.

The committee, a statutory watchdog of rail passengers, worked with local rail user groups to carry out the inspections.

Train operators were also put under the spotlight in the survey, which included specific ideas for improvements.

Committee chairman Phil Davis said: "By working with local rail user groups, we are able to monitor conditions for passengers at a wide range of stations. The committee can then press for improvements or commend good practice to the rail companies. The point is to get a better deal for passengers."

The committee will launch its findings of the second phase of its station inspection programme at a rail user group meeting in Birmingham on Saturday.